

Thank you for visiting our website! We are your resource for discovering more about how to successfully navigate your years in high school, apply for (and pay for!) college, and determine your ultimate career path.
Please explore our website by using the links at the top of the page. Each link provides information about each of our areas of expertise. As always, we are available to answer any questions you might have via telephone or email. Any and all suggestions you might have to help us improve our new website would also be appreciated.
Here’s a quick look at all we have to offer in the CCC:
Information available:
✓PSAT, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests, TOEFL, ACT PLAN, and ACT test registration information
✓Information on colleges and universities, including reference books and individual brochures
✓College catalogues
✓Financial aid information including the FAFSA, CalGrant, and CSS profile
✓Scholarship application information
✓Summer program information: study abroad, on-site college campus programs
✓College admissions information for UC, CSU, and Independent Colleges
✓Military Academy, ROTC and military enlistment information
✓Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SoCal ROC) applications/schedules/information
✓Career and occupational publications
✓Volunteer opportunities
Services provided:
✓College application assistance for students, including workshops and essay support
✓Meetings with representatives from over 100 college admissions offices
✓Checklists for all aspects of the college application process
✓Six student computers with Internet access
Annual Events:
✓Practice tests for PSAT, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests, and ACT Tests
✓Evening presentations, including:
•2-Year Community College/ROTC/Military Academy Information Night
•4-Year College Night: Guest speakers discuss...
1.UC requirements and application process
2.CSU requirements and application process
3.Private University overview
4.Financial Aid overview
5.Application Essay examples and guidance
•College Admissions Information Night for junior students and parents
•Lunchtime sessions for CSU & UC Online application process
•Lunchtime Information Sessions on varied topics related to the college admissions process
•Naviance Workshops
•Three Financial Aid Information Nights for Seniors and Parents:
1.Financial Aid overview (at 4-year College Night)
2.Financial Aid & Scholarship Information Night
3.FAFSA Workshop
•Open House
Update: 06/30/10
Thanks, and enjoy exploring our website!
Links to websites are offered for your convenience in accessing related information, but do not constitute an endorsement of the website or its content. PVPHS takes no responsibility for the views, content or accuracy of the information presented by an external website.
Welcome to the College & Career Center (CCC)
at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Thank you, Peninsula Education Foundation, for making the CCC possible!
CCC hours: 7:30am to 4:00pm
(Closed daily during 1st period and CCC Staff Lunch 12:50-1:20pm, and for special events)
Terri Lewallen, Director Teri Koyanagi, Financial Aid & Scholarships
(310) 377-4888, ext. 287 (310) 377-4888, ext. 267
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